A's owner Lewis Wolff stood fast Friday to his desire to move the team to Fremont and threatened leaving California altogether if the proposal doesn't work.

Wolff, speaking to the team's booster club at Francesco's in Oakland, said an agreement regarding new TV and radio contracts could be announced in the next couple of months. Then he opened the floor for questions, which focused mainly on the proposed move and the makeup of the roster.

The booster club ranged from unbridled supporters to an angry mob, and Wolff used anecdotes and humor, mixed with direct statements to deal with each end of the spectrum. Here's an abridged look at the 30-minute question-and-answer period:

Q:When do you plan to move the team to Fremont?

A: 2012 would be our target. Dealing in California is not simple, so you may be boosting us for longer than you think.

Q:What will transit options be in Fremont?

A: Instead of just saying, 'If you don't have a BART station, you can't survive,' we're trying to figure out if we can. If we can, we will. If we can't, we won't. Of course, then we wouldn't be in California any more.

Q:Did you make a sincere effort to stay in Oakland?

A: I wish I had a lie-detector test. I spent two years making a sincere effort to stay in Oakland, but it was not as simple as I thought it might be. ... When a lot of you sue me for leaving, I think I can win the case because I tried.

Q:Why are the A's amid a rebuilding process?

A: I went to meet Isadore Sharp, before he was the chairman and CEO of Four Seasons, and he asked about a hotel's carpet. I said, 'It looks brand new,' and he said, 'My job is to replace that carpet before you think it needs to be replaced. Otherwise we don't have the quality of a Four Seasons.' That's what Billy (Beane) and his guys have done this season. They've replaced the carpet before it looked like it needed to be replaced.

Q:Will you bring in any big bats in the offseason?

A: The answer is yes.

Q:Will you re-sign anyone?

A: Look, this free-agency thing is very, very difficult. One of the reasons we need a new venue that can generate more activity is to reach out and keep free agents. ... Are we going to go out and seek someone who wants $100 million for four years? If that's want you want to boost, that's not going to be us.